The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-20

charge Last week and afterwards left
the city, Is still at large and the police
authorities believe he Is in Mexico.
SHOWERS OF THE QUEER.
MITCHELL, Ind. Oct. l.-This
place Is In q connection over the arrest
of Curtis Bass, Eliza Ellen Taylor,
Hugh n. Hicks, Charles Sandefur and
George Phipps by Deputy Marshals,
Chris. Tien and George +. Miller at
the instance of Cap. Carter, Of Indian
| apoliS, United States Secret Service
officer for this district, charged with
cOunterfeiting. Four Bogus dollars
were found on Bass person, and
twenty-eight of the same kind at the
house of Phipps. United States Store
service to the officers. The prisoners
were taken to indianapolis.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. ban accom-
mediation train on the Pacific Railroad
consisting of four passenger coaches
left Independence, Mo-, this morning
crowded with passengers for Kansas
City. Near Rock Greek Station,
q few miles this side of
was telescoped in the rear by the
Wichita Express, consisting of eighteen
coaches, all heavily loaded. "A lady
standing out on the platform of the
platform of the station was struck in
the abdomen and killed by the debris.
Circuit Court Clerk III. H. holland was
badly injured. Matt Chapman. bag
gage master, of the accommo-
dation, suffered broken leg and other
plOye, and Solomon III. Reed, of indie
pendence, were also seriously hurt. A
large number OF passengers on both
trains injured themselves in trying to
break through the windows. The ac-
cident was caused by the failure of the
train dispatcher to notify the conduc-
tor OF the express that the accOmmoda-
ton had preceded him. Most of the
passengers on both trains were coming
to see President Cleveland.
EXECUTION OF WARRANTS SUSPENDED.
DUBLIN, Oct. 13.-The Inspector
General of Constables has issued an
order suspending the execution of the
COroner'S warrants for the arrest of
Inspector Brownrigg and others.
against whom the verdict Of murder
was rendered at Mitchelstown yester-
day, pending an appeal to quash the
finding Of the jury.
FIERCE FIRE.
CLEVELAND. Oct. 12.-The horrors
Of fierce fire, in the smoke and con-
fusion of which stalked the presence
Of grim death in his most horrible
form, visited the Northern Ohio Insane
Asylum, on the southern limits of the
city for the second time tonight. 1t
was the occasion of the weekly dance
given to the more manageable patients
as healthy means Of recreation. About
$50 OF them in charge of their attend
ants were enjoying the diversion thus
afforded them, when the cry
of ''fire'' arose, and flames
and smoke poured in upon
them with bewildering sud-
denneSS. A stampede was the result
and the attendants had scarcely time to
realize the situation, when the room
was filed with leaping fire and dense
smoke. AS soon as the first excitement
had abated the attendants made a
courageous rush into the suffocating
smoke and rescued all they could of the
unfortunateS who had been overcome.
The bodies of six insane women, who
had met death by asphyxiation and
burning, were recovered, and three
more found in an injured condition.
Two of the dead were unrecognized.
The names of the others are: Mrs.
Margaret Pitts, Miss Jennie p. Hall,
Miss Eveline Scribner and Mrs. Char
lotte KnOwnton. The injured are: Miss
Caroline KnoWiton, cousin of Char
lotte; perhaps fatally, Miss Jane Black
and Miss Mary Ogle. But for the he
roic conduct of the physicians and
attendants, who rushed into the blind
ing smoke and flames and dragged the
terror stricken insane people from the
chapel, the loss Of life must have been
terrible. AS it was the side of the
chapel was on fire before all the unfor
Inmates had been removed. The
fire started in the laundry,
a one-story building, which adjoins
the wing in which the chapel is located.
The prompt response and active work
of the firemen prevented a disastrous
spread of the flames, add the loss of
property viii fall below $4,000. Had
the fire occurred on any other night of
the week there would have been no
loss Of life.
SENSATIONAL MURDER.
HOLDEN, Mo-, Oct. lathe most
horrible and startling secret murder
ever enacted in this county was brought
to light here yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Annie Marshall, cousin of Frederick
A. Tesch. proprietor Of the Holden
feed yards, died very suddenly and
idence, on West fourth Street.
The deceased, having been deserted
by her husband, has for several years
been doing houSework for TeSch, and
has been compelled to do the hardest
drudgery, and has been cruelty and in
humanity treated as well. To-day pre-
partitions were made by the family for
burial at o'clock this afternoon, at
the family residence. The funeral
sermon was preached by Rev. William
7. Russell, of the Baptist Church, of
which the deceased was member.
In the meantime, Mayor John III.
Hewes had been advised by Marshal
Still and others that foul play had
caused her sudden DEATH. and at the
conclusion of the funeral services, as
the corpse was being borne to the
hearse, the Mayor called a halt and
demanded an examination and inquest.
Drs. 7. F. Murray, r. l.. Bolton and
Z. l.. Carter were called to make the
examination, and with the most ap-
palling results. They found that her
skull was fractured and deeply gashed
in q dozen places, producing concus-
sion of the brain. Her limbs and en-
tire body were literally bruised and
SCARED all over. She had received a
produce death, breaking the spinous
processes Of the spinal column.
Her body was mangled and mutt
lated beyond des cription. Tesch and
wife and son, Harry, are under arrest,
and strongly guarded to prevent viO-
lence, of which there was rumor.
A course of systematic brutality and
cruel treatment seems to have been
practiced upon her all summer, and the
same has repeatedly been observed by
the neighbors and reported by colored
waSherman.
TIE whole community is wild with
excitement and Indignation.
The COrOner'S inquest was held this
morning at the Mayors Office.
STRETCHED HEMP.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 14.-Charles
Edwards was hanged this morning at
Clarksville, Ga, for the murder of
William Echals last May. Edwards
met his victim ON a lonely road late at
night, and riddled him badly with bull
lets. Edwards had been heard to make
threats against the life of Echals a
number of times before the killing oc-
Cured. When the body of the muir
dered man was found. he was arrested
and finally placed on trial, and con-
victed on circumstantial evidence. The
trouble between the two men was